Robert-François Damiens Quotes

Robert-François Damiens: 2 quotes0 likes

Attributed to Damiens before his execution

“O death, why art thou so long in coming?”

Attributed last words
Source: Frederic Rowland (1900). The Last Words (Real and Traditional) of Distinguished Men and Women. Troy, New York: C. A. Brewster & Co.

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